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100 1 _aBolton, Sarah Knowles,
_d1841-1916
245 1 0 _aFamous Givers and Their Gifts
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2015-12-27
505 0 _aJohn Lowell, Jr., and his free lectures -- Stephen Girard and his college for orphans -- Andrew Carnegie and his libraries -- Thomas Holloway; his sanatorium and college -- Charles Pratt and his institute -- Thomas Guy and his hospital -- Sophia Smith and her college for women -- James Lick and his telescope -- Leland Stanford and his university -- Captain Thomas Coram and his foundling asylum -- Henry Shaw and his botanical garden -- James Smithson and the Smithsonian Institution -- Pratt, Lenox, Mary Macrae Stuart, Newberry, Crerar, Astor, Reynolds and their libraries -- Frederick H. Rindge and his gifts -- Anthony J. Drexel and his institute -- Philip D. Armour and his institute -- Leonard Case and his school of applied science -- Asa Packer and Lehigh University -- Cornelius Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University -- Baron Maurice de Hirsch -- Isaac Rich and Boston University -- Daniel B. Fayerweather and others -- Catharine Lorillard Wolfe -- Mary Elizabeth Garrett -- Mrs. Anna Ottendorfer -- Daniel P. Stone and Valeria G. Stone -- Samuel Williston -- John F. Slater and Daniel Hand -- George T. Angell -- William W. Corcoran -- John D. Rockefeller and Chicago University.
508 _aE-text prepared by Shaun Pinder, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"Famous Givers and Their Gifts" by Sarah Knowles Bolton is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work explores the lives and philanthropic contributions of notable figures who have used their wealth to benefit society. It highlights how their generosity has had a lasting impact on communities and encourages readers to consider the importance of giving. The opening of the book introduces John Lowell Jr., emphasizing his legacy of establishing the Lowell Institute in Boston. Following personal tragedies, including the death of his wife and children, Lowell decided to dedicate a significant portion of his fortune to fund free public lectures focused on moral and intellectual improvement for the citizens of Boston. Throughout the text, Bolton outlines Lowell's ancestry, his education, and highlights his commitment to philanthropy, setting the stage for an exploration of other famous givers and their transformative gifts in society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPhilanthropists
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50772
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